Excel Care Center Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Failure to Implement Infection Practices

Excel Care Center was cited after the facility failed to ensure “appropriate infection practices were implemented” on multiple occasions. Appropriate infection practices were not taken in relation to glucometer disinfection;...
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Golfport Rehabilitation Center Abuse Lawsuits & Citations: Failure to Protect Resident at High Risk for Falls

Golfport Rehabilitation Center was cited after the facility failed to ensure a resident was “provided with interventions and supervision after a fall that resulted in a fracture.” The resident was...
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Carrington Place of St. Pete Rehab Center Abuse Lawsuits and Citations: Failure to Provide Proper Staff Education

Carrington Place of St. Pete was cited after the facility “failed to ensure nurse's aides demonstrated competencies” and did not “provide the resources and orientation necessary to provide care and...
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West Bay of Tampa Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Failure to Care for Resident After a Fall

West Bay of Tampa has been cited by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration because "the facility failed to ensure interventions were implemented for one… [resident] after a fall with...
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Southern Pines Healthcare Center Abuse Lawsuit and Citation for “Infection Control Issues”

Southern Pines Healthcare Center was cited after an investigator found that the facility “failed to perform hand hygiene during the task of medication administration… and failed to ensure the indwelling...
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West Melbourne Health and Rehab Center Elopement Lawsuit and Citation: Resident Crosses Highway and Returns Before Nursing Home Notices

West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center has been cited for failing “to provide a secure environment and adequate supervision” for a resident. "These failures contributed to the elopement of [the...
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Abbey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Lawsuit and Citations: Failure to Notify Physician on Lab Results

Abbey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was cited after failing to “identify and notify the physician of elevated laboratory results.” The resident’s physician noted the resident’s white blood cell count was...
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Tampa Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits and Citations: Catheter Replacement Error

Tampa Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center has been cited after a resident was sent to the emergency room with blood in his catheter bag and tubing. The facility was cited...
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Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Abuse Lawsuits and Citations: Failure to Supervise Inappropriate Resident Behavrior

Lakeland Nursing Home and Rehabilitation was cited after the facility failed to provide supervision for a resident who was known for being sexually inappropriate with other residents. According to the...
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Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center Abuse Lawsuits and Citations: Resident Hospitalized After Food Allergy

Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center has been cited by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration after a resident was found on the floor by a visitor, and nursing home...
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Life Care Center of New Port Richey Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Resident Develops Infection in Surgical Wound

Life Care Center of New Port Richey has been cited by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration for "failing to provide the care and services, monitoring, assessment or hygiene of...
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Bay Vue Nursing Home Medication Error Lawsuits and Citations: Failure to Care for Resident’s Wound

Bay Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bradenton, FL, was cited after a resident did not receive his antibiotic for 7 days following a procedure on his right, second toe....
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Fairway Oaks Center Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits and Citations: Resident Fractures Femur on Facility Mini-Bus

Fairway Oaks Center in Tampa has been cited after the facility failed to ensure residents received appropriate supervision and safety devices to prevent falls. The citation occurred after a resident...
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Care Center at Pinellas Park Elopement Lawsuits and Citations

The Care Center at Pinellas Park has been cited after the elopement of a resident who had wandering behaviors, impaired short-term and long-term memory, impaired decision-making abilities, as well as...
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Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven Lawsuits & Citations: Fails to Report Abnormal X-Ray Results

Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven was cited for abuse when the facility failed to report an abnormal radiology report. This resulted in the delay of treatment that was necessary...
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Egret Cove Center Abuse Lawsuit & Citation: Staff Performs CPR on Do-Not-Resuscitate Resident

Egret Cove Center in Saint Petersburg was cited for failing to protect a resident’s end-of-life wishes when staff members performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) resident. The facility...
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Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion Elopement Lawsuit and Citation: Resident Wanders to Busy Street

Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion has been cited after a resident who had been deemed unable to make her own health decisions left the facility. The resident eloped from the nursing...
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Bartow Center Nursing Home Medication Error Lawsuits and Citations

Bartow Center has been cited for failing to reconcile multiple lists of medications and administer proper dosages to a new resident. Because of this, a resident could not be woken...
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Palm Garden of Pinellas Medical Error Lawsuits and Citations: Resident Administered Wrong Dosage

A newly admitted resident was sent to the hospital after Palm Garden of Pinellas did not ensure insulin orders were clarified. This mistake caused the resident to receive the wrong...
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Consulate Health Care of St. Petersburg Abuse Lawsuit and Citations: Residents Denied Bathing, Resulting in Bed Sores

Consulate Health Care of St. Petersburg has been cited after failing to ensure personal hygiene needs for two residents, which resulted in severe emotional distress and two serious bed sores...
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BrandyWyne Health Care Center Lawsuits and Citations: Violating End-of-Life Wishes

On July 26, 2019, BrandyWyne Health Care Center in Winter Haven was cited for failing to protect the rights of a resident by violating her end-of-life wishes. When found unresponsive,...
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Sweet Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Lawsuit and Citation: Fall Leads to Resident’s Death

For most people, falling at home is inconvenient and potentially embarrassing. It can be painful, but it is rarely a serious event. This is not true for many elderly citizens,...
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Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Indicted For Neglect After Patient’s Suicide

Nursing home abuse is not the only cause of patient deaths in care facilities. Sometimes staff ignore or overlook residents' needs or cries for help. This kind of nursing home...
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